SENATE BILL No. 578

 

 

June 12, 2007, Introduced by Senator GLEASON and referred to the Committee on Energy Policy and Public Utilities.

 

 

 

     A bill to amend 1994 PA 451, entitled

 

"Natural resources and environmental protection act,"

 

(MCL 324.101 to 324.90106) by adding part 173.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

                     PART 173 INCANDESCENT LIGHTBULBS

 

     Sec. 17301. Beginning January 1, 2012, a person shall not

 

sell, offer for sale, or offer for promotional purposes an

 

incandescent lightbulb in this state or for use in this state.

 

     Sec. 17303. (1) The department of environmental quality shall

 

enforce this part.

 

     (2) A person who violates this part is guilty of a misdemeanor

 

punishable by imprisonment for not more than 90 days or a fine of

 

not more than $1,000.00, or both, plus the costs of prosecution.